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The Latin Church Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. It is centred in Hamilton, New Zealand and was formed on 6 March 1980 from a portion of the territory in the Diocese of Auckland. The Cathedral of the Diocese is the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Map of Roman Catholic dioceses in New Zealand The Catholic Church in New Zealand is composed of one ecclesiastical province with 5 suffragan dioceses (as of 2023 [update] ). [ 1 ]
Richard Philip James Laurenson (born 4 July 1968) is a New Zealand priest of the Catholic Church who has served as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Hamilton since 8 December 2023. [1] [2] Prior to his appointment as bishop, he served as a parish pastor and canon lawyer for the diocese.
Denis George Browne CNZM (21 September 1937 – 1 September 2024) was the bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand having served as its bishop from 1994 to 2014. Previously, he was Bishop of Cook Islands and Niue (1977–1983) and then became the tenth Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1983–1994).
All dioceses in New Zealand belong to the Ecclesiastical Province of Wellington. ... out of 2 total. Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand (1 C, 2 P) W.
The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand.It was opened in 1975, replacing an earlier Neo-Classical building known as St Mary's Church which was built in 1911–1912. [1]
In June 2013, there were 190 Catholic primary schools in New Zealand and 50 secondary schools. [56] Around 86,000 students were enrolled in 2015, or just under 10 percent of all students in the New Zealand school system. [57] [58] About 78 percent of New Zealand Catholic children attend Catholic schools. [58] Academically, the schools do very well.
Stephen Marmion Lowe (born 3 August 1962) is a New Zealand prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. On 18 December 2021, Pope Francis appointed him as the twelfth Bishop of Auckland, succeeding Bishop Patrick Dunn. From 2015 until his Auckland appointment, he was the Bishop of Hamilton, New Zealand. [1] [2]